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them but share a common branch of Portrait painting, documenting Historical figures. This type of painting usually requires many sittings by the subject with the Artist working from life.

1 Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother By Alison Watt, 1989 oil on canvas 40 in. x 36 in Anne of Cleves by Hans Holbein the younger Parchment glued on canvas 65 x 48 cm Context Scottish Artist Alison Watt and German Hans Holbein the Younger have nearly 500 years between them but share a common branch of Portrait painting, documenting Historical figures. This type of painting usually requires many sittings by the subject with the Artist working from life. We can learn a lot more about the sitter in Alison Watts s portrait as the background; clothing, objects, pose and colour give clues as to who the sitter is and what she is like as a person. 2. Using the categories Content and Form list the similarities and differences. 3. How much has the convention in formal portraits changed over 500 years? 4. Consider your own formal portrait, what clothing, background, objects, pose, and expression? Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal informal, full face, profile, three quarter, seated, standing, reclining, pose, head and shoulder, full figure, expression, character, background, objects, decorations, symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition detail, flesh tones, media, technique.

Self Portrait aged 63 By Rembrandt (1606-1669) 885 982 - Reflection (self portrait), by Lucian Freud 1973 Self Portrait is popular theme because there is no more readily available subject, no model

Show a high degree of reflection and soul searching. 2. Using the categories Content and Form list the similarities and differences between the self portraits 3.

2 Self Portrait aged 63 By Rembrandt ( ) Reflection (self portrait), by Lucian Freud 1973 Self Portrait is popular theme because there is no more readily available subject, no model to pay and useful for practicing a technique. They are important visual documention of the Artists lives. These keenly observed head and shoulder portraits, from two great portrait masters. Show a high degree of reflection and soul searching. 2. Using the categories Content and Form list the similarities and differences between the self portraits 3. What does the portrait show us about the person? Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal informal, full face, profile, three quarter, head and shoulder, full figure, expression, character, background, objects, decorations, symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition detail, flesh tones, broad/ fine, brush marks, blending, thick paint, media, technique.

Frida Kahlo - Self- Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Humming bird, 1940 Portrait with bandaged ear, by Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait is popular theme for Artists, because of the ready availability

Kahlo was seriously injured in a road traffic accident and Van Gogh s depression is well documented in his work. They are reflecting and focused on the state of their mental and physical pain. 2.

3 Frida Kahlo - Self- Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Humming bird, 1940 Portrait with bandaged ear, by Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait is popular theme for Artists, because of the ready availability of the subject matter. These head and shoulder portraits, from two great portrait Artists have much in common in the reasons behind the artists creating them. Kahlo was seriously injured in a road traffic accident and Van Gogh s depression is well documented in his work. They are reflecting and focused on the state of their mental and physical pain. 2. Using the catagories; Content and Form list the similarities and differences in the way the artists have treated a similar theme. 3. What do these Portraits tell us about the person who painted them? Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal informal, full face, profile, three quarter, Head and shoulder, full figure, Content, expression, character, background, objects, decorations,symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition, detail, flesh tones, media, technique.

Marilyn, Mohamed Ali, Chairman Mao By Andy Warhol, 1945-79) Silk Screen The face of American Pop Artist Andy Warhol is an iconic

Andy Warhol was a celebrity / artist who called his studio the factory inside a team of artists helping recreate his vision.

s lined up to be his subjects. Warhol created photographic stencils which were then screen printed.. 2.

How would Pop Art go down today and how could new technology be used to update up Pop Art?

4 Marilyn, Mohamed Ali, Chairman Mao By Andy Warhol, ) Silk Screen The face of American Pop Artist Andy Warhol is an iconic image of Pop Art. Andy Warhol was a celebrity / artist who called his studio the factory inside a team of artists helping recreate his vision. Pop Art Celebrated Popular culture anything with a mass market appeal. Celebrities of the 1960 s and 70.s lined up to be his subjects. Warhol created photographic stencils which were then screen printed.. 2. Using the categories below Content and Form list the similarities and consider Andy Warhol s Pop Art style 3. How would Pop Art go down today and how could new technology be used to update up Pop Art? Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal informal, full face, profile, three quarter, Head and shoulder, full figure, Content, expression, character, background, objects, decorations, symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition, detail, flesh tones, media, technique.

Ken Curry Title: head of an Idealist Media: Oil on Canvas Size: 42x 65cm Peter Howson My great heart 1996 Scottish Artists, Ken Curry and Peter Howson both studied at the Glasgow School of Art they

Closely related to these themes, his work also deals with social and political issues and philosophical questions Peter Howson s boxer is a recurring motif in his work inspired by Pilgrims progress

5 Ken Curry Title: head of an Idealist Media: Oil on Canvas Size: 42x 65cm Peter Howson My great heart 1996 Scottish Artists, Ken Curry and Peter Howson both studied at the Glasgow School of Art they were figurative Artists. Curriy s paintings are primarily concerned with how the human body is affected by illness, ageing and physical injury. Closely related to these themes, his work also deals with social and political issues and philosophical questions Peter Howson s boxer is a recurring motif in his work inspired by Pilgrims progress and John Buchan, he explores the strength of the human spirit. 2. Using the categories below Content and Form list all the things these images have in common and list how they are different. 3. Consider how these artists used contrasting light and dark in these works. Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal, informal, full face, profile, three quarter, Head and shoulder, full figure, Content, expression, character, background, objects, decorations, symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition, detail, flesh tones, media, technique.

Pablo Picasso (1881 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist.

sculpture and the co-invention of collage. Portraiture provided Picasso with theme through which he explored artistic concepts.

The images show different phases as his style evolved, his use of the elements changed but always important and strongly influenced the meaning of the work.

6 Pablo Picasso ( April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist. One of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture and the co-invention of collage. Portraiture provided Picasso with theme through which he explored artistic concepts. From the blue and rose periods and then Cubism and synthetic Cubism. The images show different phases as his style evolved, his use of the elements changed but always important and strongly influenced the meaning of the work. The Weeping woman is the later work and the Blue period work being the earliest. Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal, informal, full face, profile, three quarter, Head and shoulder, full figure, Content, expression, character, background, objects, decorations, symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition, detail, flesh tones, media, technique. 2. using the categories below Content and Form list the similarities and consider Picassos changing style 3. What are the similarities and differences? 4. Which is your favourite and why? 5 Plan your own Picasso style portrait.

Chagall, Marc Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers c. 1913-1914 Oil on canvas 50 3/8 x 42 1/8 in. Van Gogh Self-Portrait in front of the Easel 1888 (200 Kb); 65 x 50.

Chagall paints portrait in a very different manner by looking outwards and remembering the real life, stories, and myth and past experiences of his life. 2.

7 Chagall, Marc Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers c Oil on canvas 50 3/8 x 42 1/8 in. Van Gogh Self-Portrait in front of the Easel 1888 (200 Kb); 65 x 50.5 cm Van Gogh produced some thirty reflective Self Portraits in all in the short space of five years from the end of 1885 to the last year of his life at St Rémy and Auvers. Chagall paints portrait in a very different manner by looking outwards and remembering the real life, stories, and myth and past experiences of his life. 2. Using the categories below Content and form list the similarities and in these two portraits 3. How do these artists present themselves and their concerns? Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal, informal, full face, profile, three quarter, Head and shoulder, full figure, Content, expression, character, background, objects, decorations, symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition detail, flesh tones, media, technique.

Joan Eardley Back Street Children Playing, 1960. Oil on board 101 x 179 x 2 cm.

(1016 mm x 914 mm) Children are a popular subject in Portrait painting.

known for their Portraits of children, and for looking at children differently.

and differences between them 3. Which is your favourite and why?

8 Joan Eardley Back Street Children Playing, Oil on board 101 x 179 x 2 cm. Young Mother Sewing by Mary Cassatt (1900) oil on canvas 40 in. x 36 in. (1016 mm x 914 mm) Children are a popular subject in Portrait painting. Sometimes idealized and romanticised or otherwise given a highly formal treatment. Both Scottish Artist Joan Eardley and American Impressionist Mary Cassat are known for their Portraits of children, and for looking at children differently. 2. Using the categories below Content Form and Purpose list the similarities and differences between them 3. Which is your favourite and why? Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal, informal, full face, profile, three quarter, Head and shoulder, full figure, Content, expression, character, background, objects, decorations,symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition, detail, flesh tones, media, technique.

Dorothy Hodgkin, 1985 by Maggi Hambling Bobby Charlton by Peter Edwards oil on canvas, 1991 84 in. x 62 in. These portraits have much in common.

The artists have observed very closely and use symbolic devices to suggest that one is hardworking and the other is saintly.

9 Dorothy Hodgkin, 1985 by Maggi Hambling Bobby Charlton by Peter Edwards oil on canvas, in. x 62 in. These portraits have much in common. They are portraits of famous people, A Nobel prize winning chemist and Football manager. The artists have observed very closely and use symbolic devices to suggest that one is hardworking and the other is saintly. The background, objects, clothing, pose and expressions all offer ripe clues to reveal more about the sitter. 2. Using the categories below Content and form list the similarities and differences between them 3. Think how you might show personality traits by using symbols, colour, background etc In a self portrait Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal, informal, full face, profile, three quarter, Head and shoulder, full figure expression character, background, objects, decorations, symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition, detail, flesh tones, broad/ fine, brush marks, blending, thick paint, media, technique.

10 Some portraits are classed as iconic images. (An important and enduring symbol) Each of these works is considered iconic for different reasons. Leonardo da Vinci worked on his masterpiece, the Mona Lisa over a period of 20 years. He carried it with him everywhere. The enigmatic smile has captured the imagination of the world. It has been stolen twice and now resides in the Louvre, Paris. Jim Fitzpatrick designed the Che Guevara poster, which became a brand. He was good-looking, he was young, but more than that, he died for his ideals. It has becomes the icon of the outside thinker, whether it is anti-war, pro-green or anti-globalisation. Andy Warhol, himself an icon on Twentieth Century Art created many Marylyn Munroe images. Set against a culture of fame and celebrity, popular taste and mass media of Pop Art in the 60 s and beyond. Vocabulary Artist portrait, self portrait, formal, informal, full face, profile, three quarter, Head and shoulder, full figure, expression, character, background, objects, decorations,symbols, furnishings, clothing, foreground, focal, point, light, colour, line, tone, texture, pattern, composition, detail, flesh tones, broad/ fine, brush marks, blending, thick paint, media, technique. 2. Using the categories below Content Form and Purpose list the similarities and differences between them 3. Which is your favourite and why? 4. Consider your own iconic image. Does an iconic image always have to be beautiful?

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